To college friends rent an apartment. They have to pay the landlord two months rent and a $500 security deposit when they sign the lease. The total amount they pay the landlord is $2800. What is the rent for one month?

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Morgan Wright

Mathematics

15 July, 07:19

To college friends rent an apartment. They have to pay the landlord two months rent and a $500 security deposit when they sign the lease. The total amount they pay the landlord is $2800. What is the rent for one month?

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Natalie Mason · Answer 1

So, we'd set up this equation like this:

2x + 500 = 2800.

500 would be our y-intercept, x is 1 month, 2800 is the total cost, and of course we have the 2 as a slope because it's 2 months rent.

For the first step, subtract 500 on both sides.

You should come up with 2x = 2300.

To find the rent for just one month, which is x, divide both sides by 2.

x = 1150. Therefore, the rent for one month is $1150.